diff --git a/get-srvstats.sh b/get-srvstats.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# ADMIN_PASSWD='admin'
+method_1() {
+	cat '-' << EOF
+<xml>
+<methodCall>
+	<methodName>get_stats</methodName>
+	<params>
+	</params>
+</methodCall>
+EOF
+}
+LEVEL=10
+
+if [ -n "$1" ] ; then LEVEL=$1 ; fi
+
+method_1 $LEVEL | POST -c 'text/xml' http://localhost:8069/xmlrpc/common
+#eof